Caffé Luna Rosa in Delray Beach to Start Offering Biodegradable Straws Only by July 1st

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - June 27, 2018 - PRLog -- Caffé Luna Rosa to Start Offering

Biodegradable Straws Only by July 1st

(Delray Beach, FL – June 21, 2018) ) Caffe Luna Rosa, Delray Beach's popular beachside restaurant, today announced that it will do its part to keep the neighboring beach and Atlantic Ocean a little bit cleaner by soon offering customers "biodegradable straws" only, according to Fran Marincola, the restaurant's founder.

The reason for this move is perhaps best explained by this inews headline in the U.K.: "Why Straws Suck: Try a Biodegradable Straw and Save the Planet."

According to inews reporter Rachel Sigee, "When it comes to plastics and the planet, the numbers are staggering: humans have produced 8.3 million metric tons since 1950 and there are now an estimated five trillion pieces of microplastic in the sea. Compared to big-hitting eco-economies such as plastic bags and microbeads, drinking straws may seem like a drop in an increasingly plastic-bloated ocean. But Clean Water Action says that every plastic drinking straw ever used still exists on the planet."

Plastic straws "take hundreds of years to decompose and they repeatedly feature on lists of the most common plastics collected during beach cleans," Sigee adds. "There is a certain irony that a product which may well last forever is most likely used only once for an average of 20 minutes."

"At Caffe Luna Rosa, our restaurant and diners are right across the street from the beach and ocean, and as environmentally aware citizens of this seaside village, it is our responsibility to do what we can to preserve the natural beauty around us," says Marincola.

The new straws from Eco-Products, Inc. are made from 100% renewable resources and are "so green, you can compost them."

Caffe Luna Rosa hopes to be able to offer the biodegradable stocks by July 1, the same day that Seattle, Washington becomes the first major U.S. metropolitan area to enact a ban on plastic straws. New York City and San Francisco are also considering the same prohibition.

"Caffe Luna Rosa is proud to join this pro-green effort," says Marincola.

About Caffe Luna Rosa:

Seven days a week Caffe Luna Rosa offers a memorable and authentic Italian dining experience in a casual atmosphere. The restaurant is designed on two levels, with alfresco seating and an elevated open-air dining room highlighted by granite, original artwork and magnificent woodwork. Perfect for congenial conversation and people watching along the shoreline during the day.

The professional wait staff offers epicurean service, including the decanting of wine and tableside filleting of whole fish, and the restaurant's carefully researched wine list offers superior Italian and American selections. Full bar service is available.

Located at 34 S. Ocean Blvd., Caffe Luna Rosa was twice named Delray's "Best Restaurant" by the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce and is a three-peat winner of the annual Best Bite on the Ave competition at Crane's Beach House Boutique Hotel & Luxury Villas, Caffe Luna Rosa also is recipient of the prestigious TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. The beachside restaurant is open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.  To make reservations, please call (561) 274-9404 and for hassle-free online ordering for easy pickup, please visit www.caffelunarosa.com.

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